final seconds, jameis winston hits calvin benson for two yards.ameis winston 6 of 7 for 77 yards on the championship winning drive. florida state rallies from an 18-point deficit grabbing the title 34-21. ross shimabuku with more from the rose bowl. >> a rally back for florida state, and they can thank birthday boy jameis winston. he had the game winner with 13 seconds left. florida state beat auburn 44-41. >> that's the moment there, the way you explain it. i mean, i'm excited for the guys. it's not about me. it's about them. i mean, all i can say now is we are champions, and that's me and my birthday. i'd care less about that. but the heisman trophy, i mean, if i had them i would be in the predicament. >> the 16th and final title goes to florida state. 1999 team. remember, starting next season college football to a four-team play-off. >> florida state began the b.c.s. era. winning the 1999 contest, closing with the third overall title. i'm mark morgan. that wraps up sports this hour. >> chinese officials are stepping up efforts to stop the ivory

auburn came out and frustrated the heisman trophy winner jameis.n the first half ncht the second half, they amounted to the incredible comeback and proved to the country why they are the best team in college football. with their final touchdown of the season, florida state and heisman trophy winner jameis winston, the season was complete. for the first time this season, they had to do something they hadn't all season long, mount a comeback. >> it's insane. every college player's dream to be in this situation now. we did hit and made it happen. >> with under 1:30 to go, florida state trailed 31-27. winston who had struggled much of the night put the team on his back and had the heisman moment. >> best game he played all year. i tell you why, three quarters he was up and down. anybody can do it when it's they're a-game night. a lot of guys can. very few can when it's not their night. to pull it out with the atmosphere and environment with what was on the line tonight, if that's not a great player, i don't know what is. >> final year, it was team domi

abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: in monday night's bcs championship jameis winston seemedssly leading his team to victory. but also the 21-year-old heisman winner may once again face a more formidable foe than the auburn football team. does that mean we'll see a civil suit? >> you absolutely are going to see a civil suit. >> reporter: pat carroll, the attorney of a former fsu student who claims winston raped her in 2012. she said there wasn't enough evidence to charge winston. but overnight, carroll told us in an exclusive interview that her client may still target winston in a civil suit. and not just him but members of the tallahassee police department, too. >> you know what you're looking for? >> i want to see heads roll. >> reporter: she says tallahassee pd was negligent? its handling of her 20-year-old client's case. >> you cannot have law enforcement that is not held accountable. >> reporter: she says her client endured the wrath of florida state football fans who learned her identity despite her trying to remain anonymous. you say you've received threats. what kind

. >> yeah, with just 13 seconds left, fsu quarterback jameis winston completed a wild fourth quarter tossing a title-winning touchdown pass. the seminoles won it, 34-31. there it is, the team celebrated on the field in pasadena, some of its fan, of course, were doing the same back in tallahassee. >> and that was the scene in one of the local establishments there right near fsu's campus. we'll have the full highlights from the game k078ing up later from our friends at espn. >>> well, smart car, smart tvs, now something we all use on our morning routine will soon be smart, as well. >>> plus, work hazard, an attendant pumping gas is hit by a car and the pump bursts into fla flames. new video showing how it all happened. >>> and she made headlines nearly a decade ago for a sex scandal with her student. now mary kay letourneau is facing serious charges once again. >>> welcome back. it's now official. the federal reserve will be led by a woman for the first time ever. the senate has confirmed janet yellin as the next chair. where she's expected to focus on cutting unemployment. yellin now

auburn still up top by four, but then the youngest heisman trophy ever jameis winston continued to add yards as florida state wins their third title. he won the championship on his 21st birthday. >> we want to be all over the country and the world to be proud, proud of us. >> and proud of being a program, and we wanted to do it right and build a foundation. and these guys, they have given their hearts and souls to us as coaches, and it is unbelievable. >> jameis winston very humble there. >>> and we are just under a month from the winter olympic games. alex ovechkin will be playing in his first olympics. >> you are excited about it, and i mean, it is a big event. it is going to be fun. it means a lot. obviously, i mean, i have my heart here in washington, but it is always fun to play for your country. it is going to be a fun experience. >> i counted, fun three times. lindsey vonn won't be making it to sochi. one of the most popular american athlete athletes took home two medals in the 2010 winter olympics and consider considered a favorite, in sochi, but last month she underwent surger

. >> all eyes on jameis winston, who will be celebrating his 20th birthday at the rose bowl. auburn has a chance to complete the greatest turn around. i got a chaps to peak so yahoo sports columnist pat ford to get his take on the game, including the lay off. >> in these games, you look at notre dame, they didn't show up. you go back to ohio state, they were the favourites and were beaten soundly. some teams handle it well, some don't. both teams seem to be on point. we will not know until kick-off. florida state dominated. the average margin of victory, closest points. if it's a tight ball game, do you see it peeping an issue. >> it would be unfamiliar territory. they had to play for their lives. auburn was in the situation constantly. that's been the modus operandi. some things taught about if this thing is close, i'm not sure that it will be close, but if it is, it will. >> florida state is the favourite. what do you think will be the x factor? >> if there's a differentiation, it's the passing game against the auburn defense. auburn susceptible. missouri throwing it on the

jameis winston led them to victory. how did he handle it after the game?how you what he said. later, more gibberish from dennis rodman. we'll play you the tape to see whether you can understand it. bob will decode that and a lot more coming up on "the five." >>c >>> welcome back, everybody, to the fastest six or seven minutes in cable news. spectacular stories. first up, ncaa football champions ground last night in a gutsy drive by jameis winston with 13 seconds left. down by four. florida state capped an incredible come from behind drive on the back of their young quarterback, by the way, on his 20th birthday. listen. >> when they took the lead we took the initiative to show that we deserve to be in this predicament we were in. we wanted to win and we had to. and my team got on my back and we just went the whole way, man. >> so some are saying maybe a little cocky but you know what, they earned it. >> a little bit cocky. if they would have lost, everyone would have blamed winston for the loss. he took a little credit. right at halftime i switched over to

. >> jameis winston and the allegations -- >> so much beyond jameis winston yes. >> there were eight suspensions in baseball for performance enhancing drugs. what is the predictions for 2014? >> bud selig's knowledge last year. he will want to go out with a are bang. >> robinson canoe, and last in the dynasty? >> look for yankees to come in last in the nl east. >> finally any bold out of left field predictions other than lebron declaring free agency? >> the story beyond lebron going to cleveland, beyond the political imemployees of the sochi olympics will be serena williams challenge any member of the top 25 men's tennis tour, becominbecoming the biggesting n the history of the organization. glk happy new year. this story may be over, but you can also find us on twitter at ajconsiderthis, have a very happy new year. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york. the new year begins with a blizzard, havoc at airports, millions facing snow and freezing temperatures. >> in harm's way, an american couple in south sudan determined to stay and protect orphaned chil

that was just enough time for heisman trophy winner jameis winston to lead the seminoles down the fieldhe winning score. florida state wins the classic 34-31. >>> it was a very special florida state fan in attendance at last night's game. >> abc's josh elliott tells us about a young girl with a big supporter. >> reporter: just getting here was a huge accomplishment. notice one understands that better than florida state offensive lineman michael shearhorn and jada. >> she couldn't get to middle school dance. >> reporter: she's been battling a rare form of cancer and the struggle he knows all too well. for his own brother was diagnosed at a young age. he now in remission. >> there's people that weren't as fortunate and lost a child, lost a brother, and it changed me. >> reporter: so when the children's cancer center of tampa told him about super fan jayden -- how big of a fan? >> 80 times infinity. >> reporter: he gave two of his precious personal game tickets and to cover her and her mother's expenses, going online and raising over $12,000. >> hi. good to finally meet you. >> it's going

. >> and i'm jamey. topping the news hour there are nearly 300,000 people in west virginia that are unable to bathe or show ore barely cook. it's the third day in a row following a massive chemical spill into their water supply and authorities still don't know how long it could last. even boiled water there isn't safe. >>> shocking new details in the target security scandal. why the number is much higher than original thought. >>> there's a newest in the house to derail obamacare. coming this we're going to tell you why this time around the white house may have a real cause for concern. >>> but we begin with that chemical spill affecting the water supply of about 300,000 people in west virginia. officials in nine counties there ordering folks not to use their tap water for anything at all and it's forcing businesses and restaurants to close now we're learning hundreds of people say exposure to the spill is making them sick. doug is live with the latest. >> reporter: there's been a steady driving rain her

the lawyer for the woman accusing jameis winston says winston, the tallahassee police department and possibly florida state university will face a lawsuit. the florida state attorney decided not to charge winston last month. >>> two years of college play and gone. texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel announcing he's going to the nfl draft on may 8th or the 10th. they expect him to be one of the first five chosen and getting lots of millions of dollars. >>> louisville has a new coach, kind of. bobby pet torino will be back in 2014. louisville's old coach, charlie strong, he went to texas. >>> new baseball hall of fame inductees. among them greg maddux who played for the braves and cubs, and tom glavine who played for the braves and mets and white sox slugger frank thomas, two-time american league mvp. congratulations, all. well deserved. those who lost votes, many from the steroids era. barry bonds, sammy sosa, mark mcguire, robert clements and ravelo palmeiro losing support. >>> georgia upsets missouri in overtime. tied at 63. charles mann nails a crucial two-point shot. georgia wins

heisman trophy winner, jameis winston leads fsu.ored their opponents by an average of 42 points. the tigers need two points to beat alabama. >>> so, of course, the knicks are brutal, but j.r. smith trying bring a little creativity to the game. take a look closely. smith is going to bend down and tie his shoes but he unties shawn manning's. >> that's funny. that's funny. >> that's a sense of humor. so he was forced to play until the next time-out with an untied shoe. that's classic. >> that's the only good thing he's done all year. >> that's just funny. must be buddies for that to happen. >>> i had black ice and then went into some wet roads. >> fog, black ice. these temperatures are ridiculous. >> yeah, for 25 years or younger, you've never seen an arctic outbreak like this. '96 was the last big one. this one was massive in size. encompasses from the rockies and soon the east coast. the wind chill, these are the temperatures first. we dropped to 7 in oekklahoma city. the coldest spot in the country, northern wisconsin, is minus 27.

jameis winston, what a way to celebrate your birthday. >> 20 years old.ar. >>> other stories coming up breaking today, nigella lawson's former assistant, remember they were facing her in the courtroom showdown speaking out for the first time since the explosive trial and tell us more about what life was really like with the top chef. >> all right and then it's a bizarre new ad for old spice that's exploding online. why it's got a lot of people, well, puzzled and then we're going to talk about what the best diet is for you in this new year. the experts breaking it down. >> we begin with the latest on nigella lawson. as we said her former personal assistants speaking out for the first time since exposing her drug use and lama hasan has the details in london. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. well, yes, this morning in an exclusive tell-all interview on a morning tv show here in britain, the grillo sisters are opening up revealing that this trial was a nightmare for them saying that their once loving relationship with nigella and

>> jameis winston throws what would be the game winning touchdown pass with 13 seconds left to give floridatate the 34-31 victory. and he does it on his 20th birthday. >> i'm just so excited for our guys, man. it's not really about me. it's about them. all i can say now, we're champions. that's all that matters to me. my birthday, i can care less about that, man. >> it is florida state's first national title since 1999. and it was the biggest comeback in the history of the bcs championship game, which is being replaced by a four-team playoff next year. >>> well, they take their baseball pretty seriously down under. a collision at home plate in the australia baseball league escalates into a full-scale brawl. things get out of hand when one player comes charging out of the dugout to clobber the catcher who had just gotten run over. some of the players involved are actually members of minor league teams here in the u.s. it's worth noting, major league baseball approved a ban on home plate collisions last month. >>> when we return -- panda paparazzi. a panda cub in the national zoo takes baby s

. >> you are talking about jameis winston and all the allegationses. >> so much else i don't understands winston, but, yes. >> eight suspensions in major league baseball last year for performance-enhancing drugs, more or less, what's the over and under for 2014? >> it will be bud selig's last year as commission he should he will want to yoiu with pardon the expression, but a bang. and i think the over under is going to be 15. >> the yankees have lost some big names andy pet it's, mariano rivera, robinson cano, curtis granderson, might lose a-rod next year, are we seeing the end of the yankees dynasty? >> for the short-term absolutely, yes . lack for the yankees to come in last place in the al east. >> wow, we are going to miss george stein brenter. >> we are. >> finally any bold out o of let field predicts other than lebron declaring free agency? >> the story of the year i don't understand lebron and the u.s. making the quarter finals and sochi olympics will be serena williams challenging any member of the top 25 member of the men's tennis tour to say best of three-set match and the big

. >> heisman trophy-winning quarterback jameis winston threw a touchdown pass to win it all. college football fans will note that florida state is the first non southeastern conference team to win the title since back in 2005. as i mentioned before, this was the final bcs championship game, thank goodness. next year, college football will have a real-life, honest to goodness, four-team playoff. >> in the break, john berman will explain the significance of that to me. >> very significant. but it was amazing. sadly, it ended very, very late, but the last four minutes, nuts. >>> all right, coming up, a basketball matchup for the ages. dennis rodman and his group of former nba players squaring off against a north korean team. the drama soon to unfold. we are live there with a report. >>> plus, an mma fighter fending off four intruders inside his home. what we're learning now about the attack. new developments this morning. >>> and "saturday night live" announcing a big change in its cast. that's right after the break. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being yo

the lawyer for the woman accusing jameis winston and possibly florida state university will face a lawsuit. the florida state attorney decided not to charge winston last month. two years of college play and gone. texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel anunsing he's going nouo the nfl draft. he's expected to be one of the first five chosen. how many millions will he get? >> a lot. >> new baseball hall of fame inductees. greg maddox who played for the braves and cubs, tom glavine who played for the braves and mets and frank thomas, two-time american league mvp. some of the greats. those who lost votes, many from the steroids era, barry bonds, mark sosa and palmeiro opinion in college hoops, george upsets number 21 mizzou in overtime. tied at 63, charles mann nailing a crucial two-point shot. georgia wins that one with that. wisconsin, badgers still perfect. 16-0. they defeat illinois 95-70. they keep their school best record. >> nice. >> over to the pros. the nets stopped the golden state warriors nine-game winning streak. down to the wire. kevin garnett breaking up a pass there. the nets, 102

jameis winston, the heisman trophy winner looked lost but then they came back and. >> went for the fourthand faked that punt. >> the fake punt was huge. but this is auburn kind of rolling up on them early. this makes it 21-3 on this play here. and there was some talk -- here we go again, the s.e.c. the whole rose bowl is chanting s.e.c., here we go. but florida state's credit, they came back. that was a big touchdown off the fake punt and then it was back and forth in the fourth quarter. a game you couldn't go to bed even if you wanted to because you didn't know what was happening next and down to the last play and florida state came out on top in the end. >> a big victory for the acc. i know the state of alabama has won the last four championships last night and acc seven in a row. when was the last time the s.e.c. won a national championship? >> was florida state in the acc? >> not back then. miami wasn't either, i don't think. >> miami wasn't. >> i mean, heck. maybe clemson? ages ago. >> clemson wasn't in the acc when they won it. >> a great game. >> this looked like the winning touchd

jameis winston on his 20th birthday goes six for seven on this game winning drive and hits kelvin benjamin to win it, 34-31 florida state from the acc, the run of seven straight titles by the sec is over and in a funny way it was after a bad practice. >> last practice before we came to pasadena we were doing two minutes coach fisher kicked me off the field. he was mad. he kicked me off out of practice and we won that game in two minutes. >> certainly did. >>> logan couture is reportedly going to have surgery on his right hand and will miss three to four weeks. you couldn't tell from his shootout goal last night in chicago. >>> bad timing as canada team names their olympic squad tomorrow. >>> time now for the monday night top five. no to rangers rick nash, jackets n no. 5, we call this a great save. columbus sergei says no to rangers rick nash. no. 4, zach johnson, how many times can i say it? 34 feet into the 12 hole. he wins it. no. 3, john tavares of the islanders one, two, three goals tonight in long island, a hat trick, new york over dallas 7- 3. no. 2, lob city in full effect, blake g

station >> gary: manziel became the first freshman to win the heisman last season a feat repeated by jameishis year as he led the aggiest to an 11-2 season and a win over alabama >> gary: this past season he threw for 4,114 yards and 37 touchdowns he could be drafted as high as #1 overall by the houston texans or could be the 3rd quarterback drafted going somewhere in the top half of the first round according to the drafte xperts >> pam: he is amazing! >> pam: (laughter) >> gary: three new plays are going into the baseball hall of fame. >> gary: maddux, glavine & thomas in mlb hall of fame three players elected to major league baseball's hall of fame today >> gary: greg maddux the 4- time cy young award winner. who also has 355 wins got the highest vote total although it wasn't unanimous >> gary: maddux's teammate in atlanta for 10 seasons glavine has 305 wins and two cy young awards his finish 2nd in the voting >> gary: he had a joke today that he did it the right way! thomas a 2-time american >> gary: league mvp and 5- time all-star was the third and last player to get the minimum of 75%

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>> i mean tony all eyes will be on florida state heisman trophy jameis winston.s going to be interesting to see if it's a tight game house the sel seminoles will react. remember they went 3 in 9 last season did not win a single conference game. a lot of teams are calling this team the team of destiny. we'll see what happens. but either way tony it's the end of an era. the last bcs title game. next season college football will implement the four team playoffs. but hopefully this game will live up to the hoopla. but hopefully this game will deliver. >> what i can tell you just happened is people stopped listening to you and started to watch the florida state cheerleaders as they walked behind you. i'm sure that just happened. ross good to see you. >> everybody has got to warm up you know tony. cheerleaders are warming up. it's very warm. it's a toasty 80° in sunny southern california. >> it got warm for us back here. ross, appreciate it, see you in about a half hour or so. for millions of us who aren't talented enough to get into the olympics, there are a competiti

. >> i'm jamey colby. thank you for joining us. >> and i'm eric shawn on fox. >> take care. >>> i believe there's a reason he ended up in the hands, the loviing arms of an fsb agent. >> they question whether the man responsible for the largest security leak in u.s. history may have had help from russia. we'll have details and reaction from president obama's plan for the nsa reform. >>> before the end of the month, gop leaders are expected to release their blueprints on immigration reform. it could potentially give those here illegally a chance to work and live in the u.s., but there's plenty of pushback with a message focused on how average americans could be negatively impacted by that kind of legislation. how will it play out in the important midterm election year? former republican governor of mississippi hailey barbour is here live to weigh in. >>> and testing the limits of presidential power. some members of congress who think the president has overstepped those bounds try to use their power to bring

maybe draft jameis when he comes out.nyway, the go ahead touchdown was scored with just 13 seconds to play. or we could get teddy what's his name from louisville. i think he's coming out. i'm ready to get a new quarterback. >>> you've got your thing on, your davos -- god, i got one just like that, i think. >> what? >> your davos flannel. while you're going from car to car and the door man to the -- so the driver opens your car door, but the door man opens your -- do you know how to open a door at this point? >> i try not to let jeeves open the door for me. >> you're a common man. you're a man of the people. >> stay in the vehicle, joe. >> you are a man of the people. that's nice. >>> in washington, did you see this? i never look closely at this. >> i know you've got one. >> here is yellen. she was confirmed yesterday. she's carrying a magic wand to make the economy, right? and she's riding on a dove. >> dove. >> and then it looks like the elephant is kicking the donkey's [ expletive ] there sort of. >> what? >> doesn't it

in a drive by jameis winston with 13 seconds left, down by four, florida state tapped an incredible comeck of their young quarterback, by the way, on his 20th boilth. >> when they took the lead, we took the initiative to show that we deserve to be in this predicament that we were in. we wanted to win. and we had to. and my team got on my back and we just went the whole way, man. >> so some were saying maybe a little cocky, but you know what? he earned it. >> a little bit cocky, but you know what, if they would have lost, everybody would have blamed winston for the loss. he's taking a little bit of credit. he did do a gutsy move. i was amazed at the turnaround. at halftime, i switched over to the batcher, and i came back, and it was amazing. >> your thoughts? >> i expect eed him to take mor credit. i wouldn't call him the bill o'reilly of college football -- >> are you saying -- >> i'm more perturbed by the fact he's a red-shirt freshman. kind of racist. i thought we had moved beyond that. >> oh, brother. >> disgusting. >> 20-year-old. are you watching? >> yeah, i pulled an andrea. i did

. >> i'm jamey colby.wn on fox. >> take care. >>> i believe there's a reason he ended up in the hands, the loviing arms of an fsb agent. >> they question whether the man responsible for the largest security leak in u.s. history may have had help from russia. we'll have details and reaction from president obama's plan for the nsa reform. >>> before the end of the month, gop leaders are expected to release their blueprints on immigration reform. it could potentially give those here illegally a chance to work and live in the u.s., but there's plenty of pushback with a message focused on how average americans could be negatively

. >> and i'm jamey.ng the news hour there are nearly 300,000 people in west virginia that are unable to bathe or show ore barely cook. it's the third day in a row following a massive chemical spill into their water supply and authorities still don't know how long it could last. even boiled water there isn't safe. >>> shocking new details in the target security scandal. why the number

with just seconds to spare, jameis winston led his team to victory to put his team up 34-31, like something from a movie. regardless of the outcome, you may say both schools were winners. just making it to a big game means big bucks. given what a cash cow programs have become for schools, it's not hard to understand why some go to great lengths to keep their programs strong and athletes protected. are some admitting students -- that never met. and once we started looking at the scandal, with respected the allegations at unc may just be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to academics taking the backseat to athletics. cnn's sara gan ham has much, much more rurp the university is not just a powerhouse with dedicated fans. it's also a top tier academic institution, but one academic counselor there, who spend years tutoring student athletes says too many of them can't even read. >> we may as go over to glenwood elementary up the street and let the fourth graders and third graders in here. they can't read and there are no repeddial classes, what's the option? to cheat? >> the other option is to

it fell to fsu quarterback jameis winston to put it in the end zone.nds left on the clock. your final fsu, 34, auburn, 31. >> exciting. >> from the heights of athletic celebration to depths of disappointment, lindsey vonn's dreams of competing in sochi are over. this morning vonn announced she's pulling out of the winter games. i did everything i possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no acl but reality has sunk in that my knee is too unstable to compete at this level. vonn, a darling of the vancouver games, has been plagued by injury. she had surgery and came back to compete but reinjured it in november. vonn place to have more surgery and be ready for the world championships next year and that is your news cycle. >> the bitter blast of weather is especially hard on those who have no place to go. as we mentioned yesterday here on the show, shelters and warming stations are open in many major metro areas. if you see someone in need, do your part and try to get them some help. the weather is not the only crisis facing those most

era, head coach jimbo fisher and jameis winston led the seminoles to a thrilling come-from-behind victory last night over the auburn tigers. with 11:11 left, the seminoles drovele 0 yards to score the game-winning touchdown, thereby capping an undefeated season. as the representative florida's second congressional district, i could not be more proud. mr. southerland: as the championship series comes to a close, the florida state faithful can ever take pride in knowing that the last b.c.s. title will forever reside in tallahassee, florida. and on behalf of the people of north and northwest florida and florida's second congressional district, i extend my congratulations to the coaches and players who helped us provide a wonderful year for the fans and such an exciting season. i yield back the balance of my ime with two simple words. i will yield. >> i ask unanimous consent the gentleman have an additional two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair cannot entertain that request. >> in the gentleman's remaining time, i would ask the gentleman, congratulations to florida state. us from mi

on the field all eyes are on heisman trophy quarterback jameis winston celebrating his 20 lt birthday. remember when you were 20? on the other side, the auburn tigers are looking to complete the big turnaround in college football history. they went 3-9 last season and did not win a single conference game and 2350 fired their head coach. now the tigers are in the championship game. here's the deal. this is what they play for, the crystal ball, the coach's trophy. fyi, this crystal ball costs $30,000. i'm not go to touch it or get near it. if i fall on it or knock it down, it will be on my tab. should be a good game, tony. >> appreciate it. >>> for the millions of us who aren't talented enough to get an actual invite to the olympics, there is a competition where we can compete. it involves scores of people trying to outdo each orion line by taking outrageous selfies, so you know this is ridiculous, right? maria is following the story for us. >> leave it to me, tony. the hashtag is selfie olympics. the goal is to take the most outrageous bizarre pictures of yourself. this is true strange

seminoles led by heisman trophy winner jameis winston are looking for their first national title sincee tigers, meanwhile, they're looking for their second championship in four years. kickoff 8:30 eastern tonight. i think i got auburn winning this one, guys. who have you got? >> i think that's a safe bet. i think i would go with auburn, the s.e.c. team, for sure, andy. >> you know what? you know what one of the biggest challenges of playing at lambeau field when it's so cold, back to the subzero temperature? keeping the beer from freezing. i'm not kidding. they spent all day keeping the concession doors closed until the last minute so the beer doesn't freeze. >> what i like about christine romans, her priorities are in check there. serious priorities there. andy scholes, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> have a good one, guys. >> top headlines, everything you need to know for the day. the n. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business her

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jameis winston, heisman trophy guy, benjamin, the other end of that from would yards away. down for auburn. they had an unbelievable season, but it would fall three points short. 34-31. florida state is the champs. >>> in baseball, it's only january. we can talk baseball. the baseball writers association have voted. they will announce soon as today the newest inductees into the baseball hall of fame. it will be tomorrow. player has to get 75% of the vote. the retires have an opportunity to vote in craig biggio. greg maddux and frank thomas are up. i think they get in. and perhaps frank thomas. however, also bobby cox and tony larussa and joe torre are in as managers. i remember if the steroids guys get in. barry bonds. some people think mike piazza. >> i love the baseball hall of fame. >> congratulations to maria's team. >> by the way, i just got handed this. lindsey vonn will not go to the olympics. tiger woods' girlfriend, knee injury. thank you very much. >> fox news alert. 19 minutes before the top of the hour. >> coming up, $15 million is a lot of money. would you turn

star quarterback jameis winston was the center of an investigation accused of sexual assault. >> we'vexamined all the evidence in this case and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. >> reporter: after being cleared of charges, winston, at 19 years old, became the youngest heisman trophy winner and has his team one win away from a national title. >> that adversity we've been through has been our close game. we had to get over that, i had to get over that. >> i think it brought us closer together. they rallied and supported and showed how jameis was mature and didn't let his individual situation override his team goal. i think it made us grow as a team. >> reporter: joe carter, cnn, pasadena. >> you know, sometimes they say the bcs system doesn't get it right but these are the right two teams. >> isn't this the last one in this system? >> yes. speaking of playoffs, the nfl playoffs started, four games this weekend, capped off with the 49ers playing in redonkulously cold conditions. >> all of the games were must-see tv. i like to call it the frostbite b

florida state, and its heisman-winning quarterback jameis winston against auburn amazing run for thethey will rake in huge dollars for this but the athletes don't get a dime in all of this. that is become a increasing discussion that may be at a tippingpoint. william la jeunesse live on this from los angeles. william, what do you know? >> reporter: well, college football of course is a game but it is also a business, martha and second most profitable sport on television after the nfl unlike the pros the players get nothing. experts say that is about to change. this year's bowl season payed out more than $200 million. annual tv rights for major college football, 20 million per school, per year. not to mention ticket sales, marketing and almost 5 billion in t-shirts and jerseys. >> this is run like the nfl and the nba. every inch of it is sold and every inch of these athletes are sold. the only one that is don't get to participate in it, as a business, are the athletes. >> reporter: many say it is time to end the hypocrisy where colleges claim to protect student athletes from commercia

jameis winston, the heisman winner, finds kelvin benjamin on a touchdown.e seminoles on 34-31 win. that snaps sec consecutive title run at seven. wow, what a game, what a game. awesome way to end. bill: auburn had that in the first half. when i woke up, florida state won? how did they do that? shannon bream was at the game. went to florida state. sending all the tweets, surrounded by all the auburn folks. martha: guys, we want to win this hinge. she is, oh, we do. great job. bill: whole bowl season was phenomenal. wait until they get the playoff next year. i'm telling you, martha, it will be 10 times the expectations. really, really great competition on the field. >>> meantime average american woman called herself "jihad jane" sentenced to 10 years for her role in a terror plot. some are wondering whether 10 years is enough. are there more people like her out there? martha: incredible story. we'll talk about that coming up. a big hollywood action movie director transformed into a nervous wreck in front of a whole lot of people. ouch. >> the curve? how does

. >>> heisman trophy winner jameis winston threw a touchdown pass to kelvin benjamin with 13 seconds working on a way to spot the signals. >> reporter: chris coyle understands that big hits are part of playing football. >> if you're out here playing you accept the risk of what could be happening but at the same time obviously i want to have a good working brain for the rest of my life. >> reporter: that's why coyle and 35 other players joined other team this season. a research group trying to find a better way to detect concussions. during practices and games they wore helmets with sensors to measure head impacts. afterwards, the players submitted samples of their blood, saliva and urine. >> so these are all the samples that we collected. researchers believe the impact may cause changes in the micro rna. changes they hope can be detected in blood tests. currently, doctors diagnosed concussions based on a neurological examination and physical symptoms. a process that could be made more difficult when players, eager to stay on the field, hide those symptoms. >> in fact we see more inju

] >>> during jameis winston's post game, aj mccarron sent out a tweet that said am i listening to english>> mccarron's girlfriend favored a derogatory tweet. >>> sad breaking news. skier lindsey vonn has withdrawn due to injury. von repaired the right knee competing two weeks ago. she posted on her facebook today that said i am devastated i will not compete in sochi. i'm having surgery soon so i can be ready for the world championships at home next february. this is sad. von was going to be the face of the team in the olympic games. sad she's not going to be there. she tried so hard to come back from knee injuries. >> hopefully she'll take the season off and her knee will be repaired and she'll be healthy. >> andy thanks so much. next hour starts now. good morning. thank you so much for being with me. record shattering cold grips much of the nation. we may see some of the snarled air travel begin to unknot. jetblue says, starting now, it is ramping up its operations after its drastic move to shut down for 17 hours in some of the nation's busiest airports. the company says it canceled abou

quarterback jameis winston leads florida state to beat auburn 34-31 in the championship.florida quarterback and tim tebow nearly predicted final score. some were critical of him, jon. didn't know he could do it. jon: don't doubt the tebow. jenna: he was off by one point. tm see sports caught you up with him at la. >> sometimes you get lucky. >> sometimes you get lucky man, more nervous as analyst or first time as nfl quarterback. >> anytime you do anything you take pried in it you want to do your best so you're always nervous. jenna: tebow was asked whether he is too nice to be analyst. he said being nice is important. what did you think, jon? you're a pro here, t v-pro. what did you think about tebow? jon: i thought he did, i'm a tebow fan. jenna: i am too. jon: i thought he did well. i thought he did well. jenna: obviously his prediction, right on the money. jon: that is something i would want not to do is predict scores. jenna: that's right. jon: i don't have a you clue. jenna: maybe had extra help, divine inspiration. jon: whatever it takes. jenna: maybe translating t

>> reporter: florida state, led by heisman trophy winner jameis winston, who after allegations of sexual assault came up late in the year, with the charges not being filed, helped his team roll over the competition all year. auburn, that little engine that could. here thanks to two miraculous late-season wins. and not one, but two of the most talked about plays of recent college football history. >> oh, my god! >> davis is going to run it all the way back! >> reporter: with no time left and a tie scored in their game against top and unbeaten alabama, auburn returns this missed field goal 100 yards for a game-winning score. >> holy cow! >> reporter: nick saban, the coach of that stunned alabama side says tonight will come down to how well these two teams have stayed focussed. >> i think that gives the best opportunity to be successful. >> reporter: for people who might be watching their one football game of the year. >> it's everything in college football that you work for. you're lucky enough to get to this point or obviously most teams are not. >> reporter: average tickets running almos

. >>> the women who sued jameis winston over rape is planning to sue him in civil court.t him and the lawyer claims the case is about justice saying her client's family doesn't need the money. tallahassee police department is also expected to be named in the suit. >>> singer chris brown has rejected a charge stemming from hitting a man outside a washington, d.c. hotel. he says the star rejected the deal because he is not guilty. the latest altercation took place in october when brown was still on probation for the 2009 beating of ex-girlfriend rihanna. a trial date is expected to be set next month. >>> a california chicken plant linked to a salmonella outbreak is now closed because of a cockroach infestation. the usda says the foster farms plant near fresno poses a threat to public health. three foster farms plants in central california, including this one in livingston, were linked to the salmonella outbreak which made more than 400 people sick. >>> despite a strong holiday season, macy's will cut 2500 jobs. macy's says it will save them $100 million a year and forecast

jameis winston leads fsu.he tigers needed two incredible plays to reach the title game against georgia and alabama. they could give them their seventh bcs national title. >> what do you think? >> i think based on recent history you have to go with auburn. first of all, the conference. secondly, you have to go with even though the conference is down this year, also they have been a team of destiny. you look how they won the georgia game and how they won the alabama game. just bizarre wins. you saw with the red sox this year. >> love the red sox. >> two incredible groups of athletes, so fast, it's going to be a great game. >> that is robert gibbs team? >> yes, he is out there. >> over the past five or six years you've had slow teams like notre dame taking on alabama and texas taking on alabama pep you knew how it was going to end. this one? they are going to light it up. >> running, throw, going to be great. >>> still ahead, mika's must read opinion pages and she has cleaned out her hurst. phurst. uh. . . . . .